Shelton v Tarango
ATP Tour career
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Jeff Tarango takes it, 9–5 on categories
Tarango wins on titles. Shelton’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Shelton 241 matches, Tarango 533 matches.
- Tarango has 2 titles (one every 25 matches) to Shelton’s 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Shelton averages 8.0 aces a match to Tarango’s 3.9 — 2.1 times as many.
- Tarango averages 3.8 double faults a match to Shelton’s 5.0.
- Longevity: Tarango has 533 matches across 16 seasons, Shelton 241 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 57.9First serve in %61.4
- 74.9First-serve points won %67.8
- 61.3Break points saved %58.8
- 35.0Return points won %38.6
- 8.01,683 total · best 40Acesper game3.91,803 total · best 23
Head to head
24 matches
since 19902
since 19902
- Hard · 3 matchesShelton 1Tarango 2
- Clay · 1 matchShelton 1Tarango 0
- Grand Slams · 1 matchShelton 0Tarango 1
Last meetings
- 13 Jan 1997 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · HardTarango won 2-6 7-6(1) 7-6(2) 6-2
- 19 July 1993 · Washington · Round of 64 · HardTarango won 6-2 5-7 6-3
- 26 Apr 1993 · Atlanta · Round of 16 · ClayShelton won 6-2 6-3
- 16 Mar 1990 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 32 · HardShelton won 7-6 3-6 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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